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Development of Leakage Detector for Electric Equipment Failure in Fountain

분수대에서의 전기설비 고장에 대한 누전 감지 장치 개발

  • Kim, Doo-Hyun (Department of Safety Engineering, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Chul (Department of Safety Engineering, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Young (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2018.01.09
  • Accepted : 2018.02.22
  • Published : 2018.02.28

Abstract

This research aimed to develop an leakage detector of analyzing the electric potential generated from the electric leakage of electric equipment of the fountain. To accomplish this goal, the potential gradient was analyzed against path 1 ~ path 4; this was done by taking the lighting of a fountain as the electric leakage point based on code analyses in Korea and other countries. Lighting 1 was taken as the electric leakage point, and the earthing point was set against lightings(2~3). It appeared that the allowable touch voltage against the 1 type(under 2.5 V) exceeded 60.0%. Therefore, the lighting of fountain turned out to be the most dangerous point, and electric shock could be formed by the electric leakage of electric equipment in underwater as well as by the lighting. An leakage detector was developed based on this risk; this detector is capable of analyzing the electric potential of a electric equipments of the fountain in underwater. Then, a verification test was carried out. This leakage detector can be used to measure electric potential in various submerged areas such as swimming pools, flooded spaces, and fountains.

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